Boys' name · since 1913
Jc
Since 1913, U.S. Social Security records show 1,810 babies named Jc, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,510 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,417 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,810
- born since 1913
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jc currently ranks #5417 among boys' names in America, with 1,810 babies recorded since 1913.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jc has been recorded 1,810 times among boys since 1913, currently ranked #5417 nationally and more common than 61% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2025.
- #3,510 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,417 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,810 born since 1913
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jc ranks #3,510 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,417 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,810 born since 1913, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,510 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,417 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,810
- born since 1913
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jc's 1,810 recorded births place it above 92.28% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Jc compares
1,810 Top 23% higher than 77% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jc's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jc | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,810 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 57 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jc's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jc's SSA record in two at 1976 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1932, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2005 peak of 57, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jc popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 57
- Annual births at peak, across 113 years of records
Currently ranks #5417 among boys.
1,810 total births across 113 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2005 with 57 births in a single year.
Jc popularity over time - girls
37 total births recorded since 1991 (Jc as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Jc accounts for 2% of total recorded use across both genders.
Jc by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (373 births, 21% of the file).
2000s was Jc's strongest decade.
373 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Jc births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 63
1910s
63 births
- 1920s
1920s
192 births
- 1930s 76
1930s
76 births
- 1940s 58
1940s
58 births
- 1950s 16
1950s
16 births
- 1960s 74
1960s
74 births
- 1970s 137
1970s
137 births
- 1980s
1980s
192 births
- 1990s
1990s
265 births
- 2000s
2000s
373 births
- 2010s
2010s
261 births
- 2020s 103
2020s
103 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 373 births (21% of all-time use).
Jc decade highlights
- Peak decade 373 births
- Runner-up 265 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Jc compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jc's total volume
Jc by state
Where Jc concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 152 | 8.4% |
| #2 | California | | 147 | 8.1% |
| #3 | Oklahoma | | 13 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 6 | 0.3% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.3% |
152 of 1,810 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 8.4% of nationwide
- California 8.1% of nationwide
- Oklahoma 0.7% of nationwide
- Georgia 0.3% of nationwide
- Alabama 0.3% of nationwide
Recorded in 5 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 8.4% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Jc's data
- Jc's decade-level peak was the 2000s (373 total births); usage has since declined to 103 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Jcs (152 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jc: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~112 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1913–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jc draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.
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